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Ex-minister gets 3-yr jail
Indian history enchants Argentinean couple
Argentinean couple, Michel and Jasmine, pose for a photograph at a hotel at Fatehabad on Thursday. — Photo by Sushil Manav.
Ban on smoking goes up in smoke
LURE OF ABROAD
Liberty owner booked for torturing staffers
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15 councillors revolt against MC chief
Immolation bid over land dispute
Two drug peddlers held
Driver’s body
recovered
Army motor cycle catches fire
Class X students booked for raping minor
Five held for chain snatching
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Ex-minister gets 3-yr jail
Jind, April 26 The court had convicted him on Tuesday. The complainant had alleged that during his stint as the minister Singla had given ‘political shelter’ to Nand Lal Garg, a local trader, who had duped locals of Rs 2 crore in January 1997. Singla was also accused of usurping money raised from the auction of the trader's house and a shop. The case was probed by the police as well as the Vigilance.
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Indian history enchants Argentinean couple
Fatehabad, April 26 The couple today visited Bhirdana and
Banawali, where the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) had discovered 5,000-year-old townships of the Harrapan civilization. Though, the couple could not see much as the excavation work has been suspended due to extreme hot weather, they were full of praise for the love and affection they received from locals. Michel, however, could not bear the extreme hot weather and complained of nausea and loose motions after returning from
Bhirdana. The couple came to India on March 1 for completing their papers for masters' degrees in Ancient History and Archaeology and planned to stay here for about a month. But, influenced by the natural beauty of India, they have decided to extend their stay to about four months. Both of them are busy completing their papers of 'Comparative Study of Ancient Civilisations of India, Egypt and South America.' Talking to this correspondent at Hotel Natraj here, Jasmine said in Delhi they went to the National Museum where a couple, Deo Parkash Sharma and Madhuri Sharma, authors of book ‘Glimpse of Harappan Archeology’ provided tips about places worth visiting. She said they would visit Gujarat and Pakistan in near future to complete their study on Harappan civilization. They had also visited sites of the Mayan Empire of 8000 BC of Mexico and Aztec and Inca Empires of Peru in connection with their studies. The couple has so far visited
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Ban on smoking goes up in smoke
Karnal, April 26 The Anti-Smoking Act was passed by Parliament in 2003. The law forbids smoking at public places and any person if caught breaking the law can be fined Rs 100 to 200. But the authorities here seemed to be least bothered to ascertain if the rules are being adhered to strictly by their own officials. A random visit by this correspondent to various places, including the mini secretariat, HUDA office, civil hospital, MC office, bus stand and railway station, revealed that hardly anybody bothers about the ban. Situation is no different at government offices. It was observed that government employees were flouting the law. “You can see that saab himself smokes in his office'', says a bidi-smoking employee attached with a district officer. But one can find policemen smoking on the third floor that houses the offices of the SP, DSPs and other district police officials. Visitors to the government offices complain inconvenience caused to them due to smoking on the premises. A female government employee is a chronic asthma patient and smoke causes tremendous trouble to her. Her colleagues also show their annoyance on converting the secretariat into “smoking zone''. “Though we object to visitors smoking on the premises, we find problem with the colleagues. We have requested to them on several occasion but to no avail'', they told
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LURE OF ABROAD
Ambala, April 26 The commission agent, Sucha Singh, today filed a complaint with the Kotwali police station in Ambala city stating that the couple had swindled him of Rs 16 lakh. He is a commission agent at the new grain market, Ambala city, while the couple is based at Yamuna Nagar. Sucha said Janak Raj and his wife had promised him to send abroad. “I had paid them Rs 16 lakh in instalments. The payments were made during the last months of 2005,” he stated. He said even though the money had been paid to them, the couple did not do anything to help him in going abroad. “I repeatedly went to meet them at their residence in Yamuna Nagar, but to no avail.” The couple had kept his passport with them. “They would tell me that they are doing something about it. For more than one year, I have been visiting their residence to get my money back,” he said. He had come in contact with the couple through an acquaintance who used to come to his shop. “He had told me that the couple can send me abroad”, he said.
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Liberty owner booked for torturing staffers
Karnal, April 26 In an FIR lodged late last night, complainants Anirudh Banerji and Sanjeev Verma alleged that on April 18, they were thrashed and illegally confined for over five hours by Gupta at a complex of the company. “He threatened to spoil our career when we informed about our plans to leave the company”, they told TNS this evening. They claimed to have been appointed in top positions for a Chinese shoe company. Infuriated over the information, the Liberty management had registered a case on April 18 against them, they alleged. They were charged with conspiring against the company and stealing the vital information. A case was registered against them as the management had claimed of acquiring certain proofs against the two. The police confirmed that the FIR, filed against the two by the Liberty management, was quashed on April 24 as no conclusive evidences were found. “Our laptops, ATM cards, PAN cards and other personal papers were snatched by them,'' said the FIR. The two alleged that the Liberty management had also ceased their bank accounts. |
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15 councillors revolt against MC chief
Jhajjar, April 26 About 15 out of 17 members of the civic body had raised the banner of revolt against committee’s chief Kamla Jangra about two months ago but they were pacified by Congress leader Raj Singh Jakhar. However, the 13 councillors handed over affidavits to the deputy commissioner on April 10. In it they had levied serious corruption charges and partiality in carrying out developmental works in wards. When contacted DCsaid though the rebel councillors personally handed over the affidavits, she had asked a magistrate to prove the authenticity of such affidavits. |
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Immolation bid over land dispute
Rewari, April 26 However, the police personnel present at the scene foiled her immolation bid, following which she was arrested for attempting to commit suicide under section 309 of the IPC. The police also arrested Rakesh Yadav, Surender Yadav and Hemant Yadav, all members of the faction headed by Anita’s father Mahabir Singh Yadav. A case of rioting, causing hurt, criminal intimidation and wrongful restraint has been
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Two drug peddlers held
Sirsa, April 26 |
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Driver’s body
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Rewari, April 26 The information was conveyed to the Rewari city police which informed family members of the deceased at Pehrazwas village, near here. It is learnt that the miscreants, who hired the jeep from Rewari, took it to Milkapur where Hans Raj was done to death and the body thrown into the hill area. The miscreants also took away Rs 1,000, a gold ring, a cell phone as well as the jeep after committing the crime. On a complaint lodged by Satpal Singh Yadav, uncle of the deceased, the city police has registered a case of murder, robbery and abduction under Section 302, 392, 364 of the IPC in this regard. |
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Army motor cycle catches fire
Ambala, April 26 Uday jumped off the running motor cycle. He suffered injuries and was taken to the military hospital, Ambala cantonment.
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Class X students booked for raping minor
Panipat, April 26 According to sources, the incident occurred when the victim, a 15-year-old girl, was on her way home from school at Maandi village. On the basis of her statement, a case has been registered against them under sections 342, 363, 506 and 376 of the IPC. Both the boys are
absconding. |
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Argentinean couple, Jasmine and Michel, both students of Ancient History and Archaeology in the University of Argentina, have been bowled over by the warmth and hospitality shown by Indians.
